Morningside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.835 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Morningside Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 20 September 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Morningside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.835 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.539 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 2.662 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 2.308 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.835 miles away, the 16th shortest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.98 miles).
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was nearer than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 31 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 26% reached the higher standard (England 8%) and 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chatham Place, Hackney, Morningside Primary School, London, E9 6LL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their school.”
- “This is because the school provides a highly effective curriculum, which gives pupils the knowledge and experiences they need to succeed and achieve well.”
- “Pupils work hard to live by the values of the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- St John and St James CofE Primary School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Berger Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Olive School, Hackney 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gayhurst Community School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rushmore Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published